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Well hey guys i'v been on ford mods awhile now becoming more active with the more money i earn lol.
First car was a grey/gunmetal fairmont still serving me well. Went out today and bought a 94 Burgundy ED Falcon, bit of a poverty pack but hey its got a t5  So the plans are money and time and knowledge allowing, (ha knowledge that what i have you guys for  ) to take the interior out of the coon and transplant it into the fairmont. Sick and tired of electric windows plus the ed interior is still in bloody good nick the dash will be going in aswell, as it hasnt cracked or faded much. The louvers will be swapped onto the fairmont aswell, quite like the look of them. Also, probably the best mod will be to convert the mont to manual. Unlock the beast!Money spent so far ? 700 bucks, god bless parts cars. Will update status on the cars build regularly. There are plenty more goodies i want to get but first things first eh. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
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Hey man doesnt mater if its a 'povety' pack lol, if you can fix up your fairlane and have a nice clean ride made with your own two hands the sentimental value is so much more.
Definately keeping an eye on this thread as sort of an inspiration for what I would like to do. Once I have finnished playing with my BA falcon I'd like to sell it and use the $$ to find an old AU XR8 (or two) and re-build it. Good luck with the build mate 
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Started pulling the interior and dash out of the falcon today after i got home from course.
Quite easy really only had to consult the manual once! Then again i've only just broken the surface.Started buy pulling out the plastic fascias (whatever you wanna call them) down the bottom of the footwell, moving onto the plastic cover around the steering column. Also removed the center console, instrument display and the two front seats. It's all in such good nick compared to the fairmonts interior (bar the drivers seat). In my opinion this falcon gl had a better interior then a EA Fairmont Ghia! You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
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Nothing like pulling a car apart with improvements on the menu.
Cheers BenJ
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| Sefton |
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Cheers man alot of these things to me are what i would call functional improvements, manual windows means no failing electric motors, volt meter and oil pressure gauge will let me know if somethings going on along time before the idiot lights come on.
Hey a question guys the fairmonts got cruise control right, im planning on rigging something up like you did benj with your template around the wheel, you can still have cruise control on a manual ae? |
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Yes, I have cruise on my manual wagon.
I don't have a cancel switch on the clutch pedal like I should, so have to remember to cancel cruise with the brake pedal before changing gear. Cheers BenJ
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| Sefton |
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Hey guys, how do you tell if your car has smartlock or not? i'm not sure whether this ed does or not. Was planning on using the computer in the manual conversion, i also have a eb manual ecu not sure if its series one or two anyway to tell with that as well?
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i belive eb series 2 onwards had smart lock.....not 100% unsure how to check when the car is dismantled
but when its all hooked up when its not on there is a red flashing light on the dash one of the gurus will be able to confirm as for the other ecu check out the ECU and fuel fourm and at the very top the first stick will help you id you ecu just look for the correct catch code
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Smartlock was introduced in Sept 92, so all EB11's onwards had it from then. Also came in at the same time as the remote central locking.
Earlier EB11's only had central locking and no remote. Cheers BenJ
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| Sefton |
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Well got a price on a standard clutch kit today from rip-co 270 all up with a throwout bearing as well. makes me wonder if i should bother shopping around lol. Got a new 3 ton trolley jack as well today
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Hey guys pulling out the manual box today hopefully (if the weather holds up).
Found this in a manual i've got alot of you guys might find this helpful, it sure took a weight of my mind lol Good to know i got the right one. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
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| Sefton |
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Well pulled put the t5 today from the donor car, left the bellhousing on. That's just a case of cbf needa beer, itll be coming off don't you worry
Got a txt from fiend telling me to check the input shaft for play, there was a little but not heaps, you could feel it but not see the movement.Anyway heres some pics, hopefully ill get the new clutch next week and my fiend designed firewall strengthener. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. |
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| huggiebear |
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nice work so far. try using photobucket to host files so you dont get the trial water mark
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| Sefton |
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cheers man, everything is off the donor car now, bar the pedal box cut my hand tryna pull it out then got frustrated and left it till tomorrow
On a positive note i got my firewall strengthener form fiend this morning, probably going to be the shiniest thing in the engine bay, a real nice piece of eye candy actually (that performs a bloody good function).
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you were lucky to get that one.. he had surgery on his back on sunday and will be out for a while. you must have been lucky last
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